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Detroit Lions Archive
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How far can the Lions go?
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsNow that the Lions have qualified for the playoffs, it’s an appropriate time to look at what we’ve learned about this team and where they may go in the future.... -
Lions have lost each time they played on Christmas Day
Posted on December 25, 2011 | No CommentsOnly twice in the history have the Lions played on Christmas Day, and in both cases, Santa left coal in their stockings. Although they would make the playoffs after their... -
The Detroit Lions and the 1966 Snowball Rebellion
Posted on December 17, 2011 | No CommentsThere are advantages to playing football indoors. In the interests of honesty and candor, I should point out here — early on — that I remain a staunch advocate of... -
The five best quarterbacks in Lions history
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsHe’s the golden boy, the big man on campus, and the man the cover of magazines. He directs the offense, is the hero of the great comeback, and goes home... -
Sportswriter Eddie Hayes recalls the Detroit Lions of the 1930s
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments“Somewhere around here,” said Eddie Hayes, poking around his unkempt Southfield apartment, “I have the check used to purchase the Detroit Lions in 1934.” It was a fruitless, half-hearted search,... -
Remembering the Lions’ “Touchdown Tommy” Vardell
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No CommentsIt was the second quarter of an important mid-season game between Detroit and Minnesota in 1997. From the one-yard-line, Tommy Vardell took the handoff from Lions quarterback Scott Mitchell and... -
“The Kick” that sent the Saints over the Lions
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsWhen is a handicap not a handicap? When does a physical “deformity” make you more valuable on a football field? Those are questions that were asked when Tom Dempsey shattered... -
Remembering the sudden death of Lion tackle Lucien Reeberg in 1964
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsThis past October we remembered the 40th anniversary of the tragic death of Lion receiver Chuck Hughes who died of a heart on the Tiger Stadium gridiron in the closing... -
Suh’s selfish, reckless play hurts his teammates
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsHave we all been fooled by the professional demeanor of Ndamukong Suh during his radio and TV interviews? Is his public demeanor far from the real person? How can one man’s off-the-field... -
Jack Christiansen led the Lions’ secondary during the glorious 1950s
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 1 CommentOne day in retirement, Cleveland Browns end Mac Speedie was asked about Jack Christiansen, the Detroit Lions’ Hall of Fame defensive back of the 1950s. “We had a standard rule...
